Introduction to the study of the economic system. Course will introduce the standard economic models used to examine how individuals and firms make decisions.This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles that guide the financial manager in making asset management, valuation and financing decisions. Provides easy access to statistical data. Data is downloadable in Excel and CSV, and shapefiles when multiple geographies are covered. Capital stock refers to the total value of all physical assets and equipment that a company uses to produce goods and services. In this paper, we reexamine the recent evidence that technology shocks do not produce business cycle patterns in the data. James D. Hamilton, Robert F. Engle Professor of Economics. Current position: Professor of Economics, UCSD. Financial and economic data covering over 150 countries and over 6,500 historical and current data series.